Table 6. Demographic Characteristics of Obesity Incidence Study Population Clinical Subgroups.
| Upper Respiratory Disorders (n = 2 336) | Inflamm. Skin Conditions (n = 3 743) | Seizure Disorders and Epilepsy (n = 1 266) | Asthma (n = 6 446) | No Char. Morbidity Pattern (n = 28 821) | Gastro. Symptoms (n = 2 131) | Neuro dev. disorders (n = 1 925) | Physical Symptoms (n = 2 925) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1291 (55.3%) | 1899 (50.7%) | 730 (57.7%) | 3746 (58.1%) | 15782 (54.8%) | 1024 (48.1%) | 1493 (77.6%) | 1482 (50.7%) |
| Female | 1045 (44.7%) | 1844 (49.3%) | 536 (42.3%) | 2700 (41.9%) | 13040 (45.2%) | 1107 (51.9%) | 432 (22.4%) | 1443 (49.3%) |
| Race | ||||||||
| Asian | 60 (2.6%) | 109 (2.9%) | 28 (2.2%) | 120 (1.9%) | 625 (2.2%) | 47 (2.1%) | 58 (3.0%) | 69 (2.4%) |
| Black/African American | 673 (28.8%) | 1692 (45.2%) | 366 (28.9%) | 3372 (52.3%) | 8332 (28.9%) | 677 (31.8%) | 417 (21.7%) | 1212 (41.4%) |
| White | 1105 (47.3%) | 1342 (35.9%) | 643 (50.8%) | 2011 (31.2%) | 14900 (51.7%) | 1023 (48.0%) | 1081 (56.2%) | 1220 (41.7%) |
| Hispanic | 256 (11.0%) | 275 (7.3%) | 154 (12.2%) | 509 (7.9%) | 2509 (8.7%) | 209 (9.8%) | 198 (10.3%) | 240 (8.2%) |
| Multiple Race | 30 (1.3%) | 27 (<1%) | 18 (1.4%) | 55 (<1%) | 284 (1.0%) | 20 (<1%) | 27 (1.4%) | 25 (<1%) |
| Heterogeneous Other | 3 (<1%) | 6 (<1%) | 2 (<1%) | 3 (<1%) | 68 (<1%) | 4 (<1%) | 4 (<1%) | 2 (<1%) |
| Unknown | 209 (8.9%) | 292 (7.8%) | 55 (4.3%) | 376 (5.8%) | 41 (7.4%) | 151 (7.1%) | 140 (7.3%) | 157 (5.4%) |
| Medicaid Enrollment | ||||||||
| Medicaid/CHIP | 987 (42.3%) | 1746 (46.6%) | 650 (51.3%) | 3265 (50.7%) | 10503 (36.4%) | 883 (41.4%) | 1100 (57.1%) | 1305 (44.6%) |
| Age at index visit | ||||||||
| 2–4 years | 731 (31.3%) | 1746 (46.6%) | 488 (38.5%) | 1927 (29.9%) | 8156 (28.3%) | 621 (29.1%) | 820 (42.6%) | 653 (22.3%) |
| 5–11 years | 1206 (51.6%) | 1420 (37.9%) | 474 (37.4%) | 3143 (48.8%) | 11860 (41.1%) | 1065 (50.0%) | 789 (41.0%) | 1298 (44.4%) |
| 12–18 years | 399 (17.1%) | 577 (15.4%) | 304 (24.0%) | 1376 (21.3%) | 8806 (30.6%) | 445 (20.9%) | 316 (16.4%) | 974 (33.3%) |
| Mean age at index visit (years) | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 7.7 (4.0) | 6.8 (4.3) | 7.9 (4.8) | 8.2 (4.3) | 9.0 (4.7) | 8.2 (4.2) | 7.1 (4.3) | 9.5 (4.7) |
| Philadelphia Residence | ||||||||
| 736 (31.5%) | 1747 (46.7%) | 396 (31.3%) | 3471 (53.8%) | 9354 (32.5%) | 754 (35.3%) | 585 (30.3%) | 1424 (48.7%) |